“Before the data revolution, scientists could be thought of as a “T-shaped”—broadly skilled with depth in their fields of expertise. But in this data-rich era of discovery, Lazowska says scientists will need to be “Pi shaped” (π): still broadly skilled, but now with deep expertise in data science in addition to their scientific domain.”
from Big Data Grant from Moore, Sloan Aims to Make Pi-Shaped Scientists
The article states that after the data revolution we are not only in need of T-shaped people but Pi-shaped instead. Do you agree?
Thanks for sharing the article. One issue with the moniker T-shaped is that it has not really caught on, it’s a little weird. Pi-shaped is even worse from the point of view of stickiness as a term.